G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writers:

Stuart Beattie (screenplay), David Elliot (screenplay)

Stars:

Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans

3 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Heavy Duty
Christopher Eccleston	...	McCullen / Destro
Grégory Fitoussi	...	Baron de Cobray
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	The Doctor / Rex
Leo Howard	...	Young Snake Eyes
Karolina Kurkova	...	Cover Girl
Byung-Hun Lee	...	Storm Shadow
Sienna Miller	...	Ana / Baroness
David Murray	...	James McCullen - 1641
Rachel Nichols	...	Scarlett
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Dr. Mindbender
Gerald Okamura	...	Hard Master
Ray Park	...	Snake Eyes
Jonathan Pryce	...	U.S. President
Dennis Quaid	...	General Hawk

Storyline

Two soldiers stationed in Kazahkstan (Captain Duke Hauser and his partner "Ripcord") are ordered to transport special warheads created by MARS, an arms' manufacturer controlled by James McCullen. When they are attacked by thieves (led by Anastasia DeCobray, with whom Duke has history), they are saved by a top secret, international special forces unit known as "G.I. Joe". The leader of G.I. Joe, General Abernathy (or Hawk) is on the trail of the thieves: an evil organization called "Cobra". While Duke and Ripcord train to join the Joes, McCullen ("Destro") is secretly working for Cobra and plotting to recapture his metal-eating "Nanomite" warheads. Duke and Ripcord (with help from Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes, and the rest of the Joes) must prove that they are Real American Heroes -- by stopping the launch of these warheads before Cobra uses them to take over the world.

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Plot Keywords:

gi joe | swat team | 2000s | destruction | iceberg | 

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Taglines:

Evil never looked so good

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Czech Republic

Language:

English French Scottish Gaelic

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dark Sky: First Strike

Filming Locations:

Arctic

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$54,713,046, 9 August 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$152,267,519

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$302,469,017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures,Spyglass Entertainment,Hasbro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Pit, a red shirt is seen on a wall. This is the common outfit of the JOE soldier Bazooka.

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Goofs

"Heavy Duty" wears an earring in his left ear. When he is first shown piloting one of the "Shark" mini-subs, the earring is in his right ear.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bastille Prison Warden: James McCullen, you Scottish pig, you've been found guilty of treason for the sale of military arms to the enemies of our Lord, King Louis XIII, even whilst you sold arms to our Lord himself.
James McCullen - 1641: Your king is a vile bag of filth who murders his own allies. I should have charged him double.
Bastille Prison Warden: You tried to overthrow the Crown in conspiracy with its enemies.
James McCullen - 1641: Unlike your simpleton king, his enemies know that is the true McCullen destiny not simple to supply arms, but to run the wars!
Bastille Prison Warden: Do you ...
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Crazy Credits

Part of the closing credits appear on a giant metal G.I. Joe logo. Visible on this logo are other military logos, including old G.I. Joe stickers, the US flying stars, and the G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005) Sigma 6 designation.

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Connections

References The Big Boss (1971)

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Soundtracks

Portis
Written by Henrik Jakobsson
Performed by Henrik Jakobsson ft. Jax Diamondz
Courtesy of Everlastic Records

User Reviews

Terrible

Another ruined childhood relic. Terrible plot, terrible actors, terrible use of the franchise. The only good thing, like most movies nowadays, is the special effects. But who really cares? That is a dime a dozen. You can really see the butchered Transformers producing background in this movie. Way to ruin two old-school childhood icons. Now let's get some "good" actors, not just in shape and a flavor of the month. Some good writers who are uncompromising and actually fans of whatever they are redoing. And most importantly good producers with a vision, not just a ten minute script and million dollar effects with a stamped brand on it.